Stricter regulations on vaping in the workplace

Employers now have a clear legal basis to ban vaping at work. This follows the amendment to the tobacco law, which broadens the definition of ”smoking electronic cigarettes” to cover both nicotine and nicotine-free vapor. Previously, the law restricted only nicotine vapes in public places, including workplaces. This left a loophole for employees using nicotine-free vapes to bypass the ban. In practice it was difficult for employers to enforce the law, since it did not provide direct methods of control – unlike, for example, drugs and alcohol testing. – Kinga Polewka-Włoch comments for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.

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